11th Place Finish in BEast is not Getting the Job Done

[Rollout-the-Barrel]

How much did you pay for the trip to Milwaukee?

More expensive than I expected. Gas prices keep going up!

[willie warrior]

Whew, as long as it means we don't have to read any more of your overly negative posts, I'm all for you "shutting it down"!

Then do not read them.

[reinko]

BUMP!

[MU B2002]

What an abysmal joke! Terrible performance and terrible year. 11th place in conference out of 16 teams! Bad week for Buzz--losing both games down the stretch, finishing 11th, losing out on Tokoto.

NIT bound. Clue less game plan.

Oh well, there is always next year--shut it down for this year, because nobady cares about NIT.

I wonder if this is what Joe was referring to...

@Mu21
Joe Fulce
Shoutout to the fans who said nit....lol nit huh? Really?

[muarmy81]

Bump...thanks for being a great "fan" willie!

[Skatastrophy]

Bump...thanks for being a great "fan" willie!

Hahaha, +1

[LON]

I wonder if this is what Joe was referring to...

I hope so.

[Silkk the Shaka]

Say it loud and proud willie - In Buzz We Trust: Sweet 16 and Counting

Time for you to eat some crow here

[ChicosBailBonds]

Bump...thanks for being a great "fan" willie!

He's not wrong in his analysis.  Our regular season was average...we were one of the last 6 teams in.  We're having a great tournament.  Two separate seasons, two separate entities.  Just think, a better regular season means you have a much better opportunity to advance in the NCAAs due to seeding.

I'm enjoying the tournament immensely, but we need to do better in the regular season and can't just be happy to barely get in each year.  He's dead on right.

[TomCat]

...and MU can't show FTs (19-of-23 vs. Syracuse). I guess people who live in their parents' basement lack Sun, social skills, knowledge, and reason.

[TomCat]

*shoot*

[ATL MU Warrior]

He's not wrong in his analysis.  Our regular season was average...we were one of the last 6 teams in.  We're having a great tournament.  Two separate seasons, two separate entities.  Just think, a better regular season means you have a much better opportunity to advance in the NCAAs due to seeding.

I'm enjoying the tournament immensely, but we need to do better in the regular season and can't just be happy to barely get in each year.  He's dead on right.

The words "Analysis" and Willie Warrior don't often appear in the same sentence. 

[Goose]

I am very, very fired up over the last two games and confident for Friday. However, it sure would have been nice to be a 4 seed and be playing like this. It really is two seperate seasons and one was so-so and was is very good and still going.

[BrewCity83]

Seed doesn't matter anymore...you beat the 3 seed and you become the 3 seed.  We would be in the exact same spot as we are now if we entered the tourney as a 3 seed.  (Although I admit the path to the Sweet 16 would be presumably easier if we started with a higher seed).

[TedBaxter]

I enjoy seeing Buzz on the bench instead of being in the studio at halftime.

[Lennys Tap]

He's not wrong in his analysis.  Our regular season was average...we were one of the last 6 teams in.  We're having a great tournament.  Two separate seasons, two separate entities.  Just think, a better regular season means you have a much better opportunity to advance in the NCAAs due to seeding.

I'm enjoying the tournament immensely, but we need to do better in the regular season and can't just be happy to barely get in each year.  He's dead on right.

Buzz took over in April 2008 and when the dust settled his roster for this year was as follows: class of 2011 - Joe Fulce.  class of 2012 (reclassified to 2013 due to injury) - Chris Otule.   class of 2013 - empty  class of 2014 - empty. There were NO, ZERO, NADA programs in the Big East and maybe only one in the entire country (Indiana) that was faced with the kind of rebuilding we encountered for THIS YEAR. We could be a laughingstock last place Big Ten team like IU - instead we're a sweet 16 NCAA tournament team. Anyone who's not overjoyed with the job Buzz did putting this year's team together is a hater or a moron or both.

[NersEllenson]

Seed doesn't matter anymore...you beat the 3 seed and you become the 3 seed.  We would be in the exact same spot as we are now if we entered the tourney as a 3 seed.  (Although I admit the path to the Sweet 16 would be presumably easier if we started with a higher seed).

Thank you for pointing this out...try as some here now state the:  "It is two seperate seasons," "if we played better in the regular season we'd have gotten a higher seed," etc.  What a bunch of garbage.  We had higher seeds every year with the Big 3 and last year's team..and we never advanced to a Sweet 16.  

Ri-freakin-diculous..

[Pakuni]

I am very, very fired up over the last two games and confident for Friday. However, it sure would have been nice to be a 4 seed and be playing like this. It really is two seperate seasons and one was so-so and was is very good and still going.

Actually, I like our chances as an 11 seed against UNC more than as a 4 seed against Ohio St.

[Goose]

Lenny-- I would say that the regular season was pretty much in line with most fans expectations. Granted Buzz did a great job of keeping the ship afloat and I credit the JUCO additions. I am far from a moron or a hater but the regular season did not have me overjoyed. Actually I was more frustrated this season because they showed glimpses of being really good several times but it was short lived.

Buzz did a nice job in regular season, that's it in my mind. Will add the way he has these guys focused right now is impressive. They have ice water in their veins and Buzz gets credit for that in my opinion.

[Silkk the Shaka]

Buzz took over in April 2008 and when the dust settled his roster for this year was as follows: class of 2011 - Joe Fulce.  class of 2012 (reclassified to 2013 due to injury) - Chris Otule.   class of 2013 - empty  class of 2014 - empty. There were NO, ZERO, NADA programs in the Big East and maybe only one in the entire country (Indiana) that was faced with the kind of rebuilding we encountered for THIS YEAR. We could be a laughingstock last place Big Ten team like IU - instead we're a sweet 16 NCAA tournament team. Anyone who's not overjoyed with the job Buzz did putting this year's team together is a hater or a moron or both.

Can I get a witness!

[muwarrior69]

He's not wrong in his analysis.  Our regular season was average...we were one of the last 6 teams in.  We're having a great tournament.  Two separate seasons, two separate entities.  Just think, a better regular season means you have a much better opportunity to advance in the NCAAs due to seeding.

I'm enjoying the tournament immensely, but we need to do better in the regular season and can't just be happy to barely get in each year.  He's dead on right.

Agree with what your saying, but I don't think seeding THIS YEAR means that much. Did'nt help Louisville, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame or Syracuse.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Buzz took over in April 2008 and when the dust settled his roster for this year was as follows: class of 2011 - Joe Fulce.  class of 2012 (reclassified to 2013 due to injury) - Chris Otule.   class of 2013 - empty  class of 2014 - empty. There were NO, ZERO, NADA programs in the Big East and maybe only one in the entire country (Indiana) that was faced with the kind of rebuilding we encountered for THIS YEAR. We could be a laughingstock last place Big Ten team like IU - instead we're a sweet 16 NCAA tournament team. Anyone who's not overjoyed with the job Buzz did putting this year's team together is a hater or a moron or both.

Actually there were a number of teams that had to build more than MU and IU THIS YEAR, but I'll let you get your emotions out of the way and chalk that up for your post...even though you said emotions shouldn't be an excuse for moronic statements.   

I am overjoyed for Buzz and MU...it was great watching us in this tournament.

[Lennys Tap]

Lenny-- I would say that the regular season was pretty much in line with most fans expectations. Granted Buzz did a great job of keeping the ship afloat and I credit the JUCO additions. I am far from a moron or a hater but the regular season did not have me overjoyed. Actually I was more frustrated this season because they showed glimpses of being really good several times but it was short lived.

Buzz did a nice job in regular season, that's it in my mind. Will add the way he has these guys focused right now is impressive. They have ice water in their veins and Buzz gets credit for that in my opinion.

Goose - not saying that you have to be happy with everything that transpired during the season - there were difficult low points - Louisville, Seton Hall, etc. What I'm pointing out is that when Buzz took over in April 2008 the 2010-11 season looked like a disaster waiting to happen. That Buzz patched together a good enough team this year to both frustrate at times and eventually make the sweet 16 is to his credit. If you want to see what could have happened under very similar circumstances look at Indiana this year. It should give you and all MU fans some perspective.

[Pakuni]

Buzz took over in April 2008 and when the dust settled his roster for this year was as follows: class of 2011 - Joe Fulce.  class of 2012 (reclassified to 2013 due to injury) - Chris Otule.   class of 2013 - empty  class of 2014 - empty. There were NO, ZERO, NADA programs in the Big East and maybe only one in the entire country (Indiana) that was faced with the kind of rebuilding we encountered for THIS YEAR. We could be a laughingstock last place Big Ten team like IU - instead we're a sweet 16 NCAA tournament team. Anyone who's not overjoyed with the job Buzz did putting this year's team together is a hater or a moron or both.

Amen.
During the past two seasons, a frequent refrain from the Buzz doubters has been "let's see how he does with a team of his own players."
Well, we're seeing it.
Yeah, it was an up-and-down regular season filled with some tough-to-swallow losses. Is that really a surprise when 60 percent of the rotation has very limited, if any, D-1 experience? It seems the team has learned from those losses and is playing its best when it matters most. And that's a credit to the coaching staff.

[MUMac]

Amen.
During the past two seasons, a frequent refrain from the Buzz doubters has been "let's see how he does with a team of his own players."
Well, we're seeing it.
Yeah, it was an up-and-down regular season filled with some tough-too-swallow losses. Is that really a surprise when 60 percent of the rotation has very limited, if any, D-1 experience? It seems the team has learned from those losses and is playing its best when it matters most. And that's a credit to the coaching staff.

+10000000